mechanism of earthquake

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• Earthquake engineering — is the study of the behavior of buildings and structures subject to seismic loading. It is a subset of both structural and civil engineering.The main objectives of earthquake engineering are: * Understand the interaction between buildings or… …   Wikipedia

• earthquake — /errth kwayk /, n. 1. a series of vibrations induced in the earth s crust by the abrupt rupture and rebound of rocks in which elastic strain has been slowly accumulating. 2. something that is severely disruptive; upheaval. [1300 50; ME erthequake …   Universalium

• Earthquake — For other uses, see Earthquake (disambiguation). Global earthquake epicenters, 1963–1998 …   Wikipedia

• Earthquake Valve — An earthquake valve or seismic valve is an automatic way to shut off the low pressure regulated gas supply to a structure during a major earthquake and/or if a pipe is broken. These are applicable both to utility supplied natural gas and to… …   Wikipedia

• Earthquake prediction — An earthquake prediction is a prediction that an earthquake in a specific magnitude range will occur in a specific region and time window. Predictions are considered as such to the extent that they are reliable for practical, as well as… …   Wikipedia

• Earthquake location — The primary purpose of a seismometer is to locate the initiating points of earthquake hypocenters. The secondary purpose, of determining the size or Moment magnitude scale must be calculated after the precise location is known.The earliest… …   Wikipedia

• Earthquake light — An earthquake light is an unusual luminous aerial phenomenon, similar in appearance to the aurora borealis, that allegedly appears in the sky at or near areas of tectonic stress, seismic activity or volcanic eruptions. Scientific evidence for the …   Wikipedia

• Earthquake Protector — Heavy damping mechanism sometimes incorporated in vibration control technologies and, particularly, in base isolation devices may be considered a valuable source of suppressing vibrations thus enhancing a building s seismic performance. However,… …   Wikipedia

• 2002 Bou'in-Zahra earthquake — Earthquake title=2002 Bou in–Zahra earthquake date= June 22, 2002 origintime = 02:58 UTC (7:28 a.m. Iran Standard Time) duration = 7 seconds caption = Star indicates epicenter of the earthquake magnitude = 6.5 Mw depth=convert|10|km|mi|6cite web… …   Wikipedia

• 2003 Boumerdès earthquake — Earthquake title=2003 Boumerdès earthquake date= May 21 2003 magnitude = 6.7 Mw [http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/world/newsid 3049000/3049101.stm Algeria hit by earthquake] BBC News ] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk… …   Wikipedia

• 2007 Solomon Islands earthquake — earthquake title= 2007 Solomon Islands earthquake/tsunami date= April 2, 2007 magnitude = 8.1 Mw countries affected = flagcountry|Solomon Islands, flagcountry|Papua New Guinea casualties = 52The 2007 Solomon Islands earthquake took place on April …   Wikipedia